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| - Tempe Dental Care did a fantastic job on what was no small order: do 5 years worth of work in an afternoon. I've had a near-crippling fear of the dentist for years now, so I needed some place that took my insurance and provided sedation. Sedation is supposed to be a "conscious sedation"; out of it, but awake. This was not the case. I took my pills, sat for 15 minutes, mused about how I was starting to see double and woke up six hours later on my couch. This is how serious dental work should be done.
Dr. Ward extracted my wisdom teeth (which were in bad shape, though fully formed and not impacted at all) and performed four fillings. I also had the deep gum cleaning done, which I assure you is an unpleasant experience if you are awake for it: if you can avoid it with good dental hygiene, do that instead. Seriously. (It was also nearly $850, so let's just say this trip maxed out my meager dental insurance allowance.)
The sedation bit is absolutely fantastic. I was worried that since I was just taking a few pills, it might not be effective (I'm large) or that I might still be awake throughout and remember it. None of that was true. I was good and knocked out (and apparently "belligerent") and I don't remember ANYTHING about the procedure. Seriously, anything at all. Think about that if you've ever had an awful bit of dental work, mouth open, drill whirring, needles probing, all the awful stuff I associate with dentistry: gone.
I did have a ton of pain after the fact, but welcome to getting your wisdom teeth extracted at 26. Fortunately, Dr. Ward refilled my painkillers, no problem, and after one refill and a few extra days on Ibuprofen & Acetaminophen, I feel just great.
Dr. Ward warned me (and my handler, since I was mostly gone) that my bite would need to be fixed after the fact, since I wasn't lucid enough to provide feedback. He was right about this; chewing when only two teeth contact is an uphill battle. But he took care of it in about 5 minutes and even moved up the follow-up appointment to make sure that we got that knocked out as soon as possible. When I discovered that one of my fillings was a bit rough, a few days later, they had me in the next day and filed it down in about 5 minutes as well.
The staff was incredibly friendly and accommodating, and they worked with me a bit to get the costs down. (I did shop around a bit and determined that everything was in line with normal; of course they were charging the health insurance-agreed rates anyway, so no surprise there.)
Overall, VERY happy with my experience here, and focused on making sure I don't have to come back for anything but my regular cleanings.
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